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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Mimms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American Idiot. Wes Mimms had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Mimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mimms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger throws a one two combo.
Mimms throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger counters with a two punch combo.
Kruger moves away from the strike by Mimms.
Mimms misses with a left hand
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Mimms misses with a body punch
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruger lands with a good body shot.
Kruger lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab lands there for Kruger.
Kruger dips to his left and cracks Mimms with an uppercut!
Kruger connects with a jab.
Mimms throws a combination. Kruger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Hans Kruger has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruger misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger looks to land a combination. Mimms sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hans Kruger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mimms misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mimms drops his hands momentarily and Kruger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hans Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruger lands a glancing blow to the side of Mimms's head.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mimms.
Kruger lands the left hand.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Mimms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruger lands a slapping body shot.
Mimms throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a few strikes there.
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mimms takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mimms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mimms counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mimms lands a nice shot to the body.
Mimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Mimms.
Mimms keeps control of Kruger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mimms misses with the head strike.
Kruger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kruger is looking to control Mimms's arms but Mimms gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kruger has his back to the cage.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kruger tries to break free but Mimms pushes him back against the cage.
Mimms presses Kruger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mimms manages to break the clinch.
Mimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mimms throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Mimms takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mimms is breathing heavily.
Mimms misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger cracks a nice hook into Mimms's ribs.
Kruger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruger misses with a double jab.
Mimms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kruger lands with a good body shot.
Kruger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mimms had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kruger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Kruger both land. Nice combination.
Mimms looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger lands with a nice body punch.
Mimms slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruger is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danga de danga de dang - Kruger scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Mimms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruger lands with a nice combination. Mimms backs away looking to recover.
Kruger lands a jab to Mimms's midsection.
Mimms on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kruger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mimms backs up against the cage.
Kruger lands a two punch combo.
Kruger sizes up Mimms with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Kruger.
The crowd cheers as Kruger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mimms doesn't seem phased though.
Mimms swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kruger counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Kruger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mimms.
A cross from Kruger lands.
Kruger scores with a one two! Mimms had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mimms throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruger counters with a two punch combo.
Kruger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mimms eats them both and turns towards Kruger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kruger cracks Mimms with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mimms swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
Mimms misses with a jab to the body
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kruger. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kruger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kruger connects with a body shot that sends Mimms's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruger tries to bum rush Mimms with a series of wild strikes but Mimms uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruger lands a jab to Mimms's midsection.
Mimms takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kruger scores with a three punch combo!
Kruger looks to land a combination. Mimms sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mimms has time to react.
Mimms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger lands a nice hook to Mimms's body. Mimms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mimms takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Mimms avoids them all with ease.
Kruger misses with a double jab
and Mimms counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hans Kruger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruger throws a right hand that Mimms ducks under and follows up with a left that Mimms also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Kruger.
Kruger thuds a left hand into Mimms's body.
Kruger thuds a left hand into Mimms's body.
Mimms throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Mimms needs to keep his hands up - Kruger had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mimms takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hans Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mimms.
Mimms takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Mimms on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mimms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruger finds it's way round the side to connect with Mimms's head.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger digs a good hook to Mimms's body.
Mimms misses with a body punch
and Kruger counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Kruger coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Mimms moves out of range.
Mimms is looking to wear down Kruger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mimms takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kruger scores with a jab to the head.
Mimms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger throws a series of strikes that have Mimms backpedaling.
Kruger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mimms misses with an uppercut
and Kruger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruger cracks Mimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Kruger.
It looks like Wes Mimms has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger sizes up Mimms with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kruger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mimms is rocked!
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Kruger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kruger!
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Mimms is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mimms seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruger throws a combination that misses
and Mimms decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kruger's guard.
Mimms got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mimms has managed to get both his arms back between Kruger's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mimms throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mimms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mimms throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kruger is trying to control the position but Mimms postures up.
Mimms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kruger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mimms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mimms trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mimms trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mimms is really struggling to control Kruger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wes Mimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wes Mimms just wasn't active enough.
Mimms jabs Kruger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kruger misses with the combination.
Mimms walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Kruger misses
and Mimms counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kruger's guard now.
Kruger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mimms.
Mimms stands up over Kruger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimms trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mimms is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mimms content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mimms stopping the sweep attempt from Kruger.
Kruger working a defensive guard here.
Mimms with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kruger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mimms defends it easily.
Kruger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mimms lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mimms postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mimms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mimms trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mimms is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruger has wrist control.
Mimms seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mimms postures up in Kruger's guard and throws a big left but Kruger blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Mimms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kruger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Kruger!
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energy
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hype
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